History

1. In paragraph form and with reference to the story, discuss Alfred's character.

In the story, "All the Years of Her Life" the main character is Alfred. In my eyes, the story portrays Alfred has a dependent, not trustworthy, not reliable, and a troubled individual. Alfred is a dependent individual because he is still living with his parents and is not able to keep a job, making him live off of his parents. He is not trustworthy either because he steals from the drugstore in which he works. This shows that he can not be trusted and this is a reason why Alfred is unable to keep a job making him unreliable for the same reason. Alfred is also a troubled individual and this is shown when Alfred has to resort to petty thieving to make extra money. Alfred is not all bad though. He can sense others feelings for instance when his mother brought him home, he could tell that she was sad and he gained much more respect for her and all that she has for him.

2. In paragraph form and with reference to the story, discuss the role of fear in creating suspense.

In this story, fear played a very important part. It provided a way for the author to make suspense. For instance when the drugstore's owner called the police, it made the reader wonder if the police would arrive first or if Alfred's mother would arrive first. Also,